How to Say ‘What's your name?’ in Portuguese
Como te chamas?
KOH-moo tuh SHAH-mash
[KOH-moo tuh SHAH-mash]
💬 Usage Tip: This literally means "how do you call yourself?", and te is the friendly "you". The polite version is Como se chama?
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Switching to te here signals the conversation has warmed up. Among young people this informality is natural by the time names come out.
Phrase Breakdown
Como
[KOH-moo]
how
Question word asking about manner or state.
Como estás?
How are you?
te
[tuh]
you (yourself)
Informal pronoun used with reflexive 'importar-se' (to mind).
Importas-te de esperar?
Do you mind waiting?
chamas
[SHAH-mash]
you call (yourself)
Informal 'tu' form of 'chamar'; with 'te' it asks someone's name.
Tu chamas o empregado?
Will you call the waiter?
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